Improvement in curry-combs



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C. A. HOTCHKISS.

CURRY-COMB. 110,175,096. Patented March 21,1876.

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ATTORNEYS MPETERS, PNOTO-UTHQGRAPHER. WASHINGTON D C 2SheetsSheet2 C. A. HOICHKISS.

CURRY-COMB. No. 175.096. Patented March 21,1876

ATTORN EYS M'cHAjRLEs m nocreaxiss, OF IBRIDGEPORT, connnortonirl v r .IMPRQVEQMENT IN cuRR v-coMBs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No- 175,096, dated March 21,1876; application filed March 15, 1876.

To. all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. HOTGH- KISS, of Bridgeport, in the countyof Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Curry-Combs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the con struction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference inarked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation ot' a perspective of my curry-comb, and Fig. 2 is a plan view, part sectionah of a modification. Fig. 3 is an1elevation of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a handle adapted for the comb represented by Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 5 shows another modification of my invention, and Fig. 6 is a handle adapted for Fig. 5. Fig. 7 isanother modification of my invention, and-Fig. 8 is a handle adapted for Fig. 7. Fig. 9. shows a screw-tapped post adapted to receive the handle c of Fig. 1. Fig. 10 shows a post which is mortised to receive the handle of Fig. 4. Figs. 11, 12, 13. and 14: show other modifications of my invention. 1

This invention has relation to curry-combs,

the handles of whichcan be adjusted on one close-back combs. A A designate the combbars, which aresecured to a frame, '13, constructed with knockers a a on its corners, and also with a raised arch, b, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. At or near the highest part of this arch, to wit, at or near the middle of the length thereof, is a screw-tap, .to receive a male screw, d, which is secured to a handle,

. 0, preferably made of wood, but it may be made of metal. It is obvious that the handle 0 may be secured into either end of the en largement a, so that this handle can be used on one side of the comb orover. the back thereof. It is, of course, necessary to detach the handle from the comb in orderto adjust it, which can be readily done. In Figs. 2 and 3 I have represented a comb which has a prismatic hole through the arch 12, adapted to receive a prismatic tenon, e, on a handle, 0, which may be made of metal or wood, with a finger-ring formed on it. The tenon 0 prevents the handle from turning in its socket, and a nut, f, holds the handle in its place. By unscrewing the nut f the handle can be detached from the comb and adjusted on one side of the comb or over the back of the same. Fig. 5 shows part of a comb-frame, which is constructed with a dovetail-groove, 9, adapted to receive a dovetail shoe, .9, formed on a handle, (3, shown in Fig. 6. This handle can be adjusted over the back of the comb or. on one side of it, and it can be rigidly secured in either position by means of a thumb-screw, h. Fig. 7 shows part of. a comb-frame which is provided with staples i z, adapted to receive the shoe of a handle represented by Fig. 8. This handle can be reversed like the handles described above, and when it is adjusted as desired it can be rigidly secured by a thumbscrew, h. Figs. 9 and 10 show standards G, which are designed to take the place of the arches 12, shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The standard represented by Fig. 9 is screw-tapped, to receive the male-screw d of the handle shown in Fig. 1, and the standard represented by Fig. 10 has a hole through it for receiving the tenon on the handle of Figs.- 2 and 4. Fig. 11 shows the arch I) of the curry-comb permanently secured by a tang formed on it to the handle 0, which arch is constructed with flattened extensions as w on its extremities, that are secured to the frame of the comb by means of thumb-screws i i and. studs j; j. This handle with its arch can be adjusted on one side of the comb, as shown in Fig. 11, or over the comb, in which latter position a grasping-handle is obtained. Fig. 12 shows the arch and handle detached from the comb. Fig. 13 shows a comb-frame, from one side of which rises a post, 7:, having a square socket in it adapted to receive a tcnon, k, formed on the tang of a handle, 0, and l designates a setscrew for receiving the tenon k" of the handle )rigidlyiuits place, whether it be arranged directly over the comb as a grasping handle, which is-reversible;

or adjusted on one side thereof as a side-handle. If desired, the handles of Figs. 1 and 3 may be rigidly fixed to the comb by means of ascrew, which is at right angles to the handles, an illustration of which is given in said figures.

Other suitable means may be adopted for securing the handles rigidly in their places.

WhatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A curry-comb haiginga detlaclinblehandle,

I asde's'cribed.

In testimony that I clainitheiabove I have herenn to subscribed my name in thepresence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A.-HOTGHK[SS.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. AcKER, Jr., ROBERT EVERETT. 

